Beyond the Yardbirds' Nest While Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page were busy becoming guitar gods, Yardbirds drummer Jim McCarty staged his own rebellion in 1972—stepping from behind the kit to prove percussionists could write songs too. Assembling Shoot with guitarist Dave Green (Raw Material), bassist Bill Russell, and drummer Craig Collinge (Third World War), McCarty created what might be rock's most overqualified supergroup nobody ever heard of. Their sole album "On The Frontier"—recorded at Abbey Road with future XTC producer John Leckie—played musical hopscotch across country-rock, jazz and psychedelia, featuring guest appearances from pedal steel wizard BJ Cole and Renaissance keyboardist John Tout. Though they barely outlasted the khaki-clad photo session for their album cover (complete with stuffed leopard), Think Like A Key's newly remastered edition proves Shoot wasn't just another post-Yardbirds footnote, but a fascinating musical detour between McCarty's Renaissance past and Box of Frogs future.